Review of Of Gods and Men (2010) by Anthony Lane for New Yorker — 28 Feb 2011
Although the monks don't seek death, Of Gods And Men can be seen as an ode to religiously motivated self-sacrifice. But Beauvois deliberately leaves the story open-ended. The value of these men's lives, he's noting, is not defined by how they ended.
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This review of Of Gods and Men (2010) was written by Anthony Lane and published by New Yorker on 28 Feb 2011.
Of Gods and Men has generally received positive reviews.
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